Banana growers in Alanya, Gazipaşa and Anamur can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the Government’s Agricultural Insurance Pool confirms it will cover crops against frost.
Ahmet Şeref Gümüş, chairman of the Chamber of Agriculture in Anamur, states that frost regularly causes heavy losses in the region. with some growers suffering up to 50% loss last year “we have been working with the Chambers of Agriculture in Alanya and Gazipaşa in our discussions with the Ministry of Agriculture to ensure banana growers are compensated for frost damage”.
